Orb demands loyalty
June 11, 2017 3:54 PM Subscribe
Malcolm Harris in The Washington Post asks Why do millennials keep leaking government secrets?
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is an interesting article, but as framed it's picking up a lot of flags and only discussion of the political leaking -- maybe try again tomorrow with framing that makes the content more clear? -- Eyebrows McGee
Because they never learnt in school that you only get off if you shred the documents.
posted by Talez at 3:57 PM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Talez at 3:57 PM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
This is an interesting article, but it misses a huge part of the problem of millenials and the labor market which generally employs them, which is that the government and government contractors operate on a model which doesn't exist anywhere else.
When you do your time in the NSA, as long as you're smart and loyal and try hard, you'll get your retirement and your gold-watch equivalent. But most other non-governmental companies out there now do not offer pensions or elaborate retirement ceremonies. And so millenials aren't seeing their parents or peers get rewarded by loyalty. The crazy thing is, the NSA is actually sincere about rewarding loyalty - but how can people believe them?
posted by corb at 4:01 PM on June 11, 2017 [5 favorites]
When you do your time in the NSA, as long as you're smart and loyal and try hard, you'll get your retirement and your gold-watch equivalent. But most other non-governmental companies out there now do not offer pensions or elaborate retirement ceremonies. And so millenials aren't seeing their parents or peers get rewarded by loyalty. The crazy thing is, the NSA is actually sincere about rewarding loyalty - but how can people believe them?
posted by corb at 4:01 PM on June 11, 2017 [5 favorites]
Why do baby boomers keep committing war crimes, treason and other unconstitutional acts? Also, when did you stop beating your wife?
posted by euphorb at 4:05 PM on June 11, 2017 [17 favorites]
posted by euphorb at 4:05 PM on June 11, 2017 [17 favorites]
IDK maybe because millennials are horrified by governmental actions and want to expose these actions to the public in a vain attempt to stop said actions because their morality demands it? Loyalty in the service of treason is no virtue.
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 4:05 PM on June 11, 2017 [7 favorites]
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 4:05 PM on June 11, 2017 [7 favorites]
SETEC ASTRONOMY.
posted by Nanukthedog at 4:06 PM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Nanukthedog at 4:06 PM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
Releasing classified information that reveals illegal or grossly immoral activity (or the coverup of same) isn't leaking. It's whistleblowing.
posted by Bromius at 4:09 PM on June 11, 2017 [17 favorites]
posted by Bromius at 4:09 PM on June 11, 2017 [17 favorites]
Because Millennials are better Americans and more dedicated to the essential principles of democracy than the generations the preceded them?
I don't know. Or because they grew up with a degree of transparency and responsibility for transparency because of social media. Or something.
posted by maxsparber at 4:23 PM on June 11, 2017 [3 favorites]
I don't know. Or because they grew up with a degree of transparency and responsibility for transparency because of social media. Or something.
posted by maxsparber at 4:23 PM on June 11, 2017 [3 favorites]
But, frankly, if you're part of the current government and aren't leaking like crazy, you're part of the problem.
posted by maxsparber at 4:24 PM on June 11, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 4:24 PM on June 11, 2017 [2 favorites]
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It's almost like trustworthiness is correlated with leaking.
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 3:57 PM on June 11, 2017 [3 favorites]